Tilting garbage-receptacle.



No; 768,579 v PATENTED AUG. 30,'1904;

. J. D. BR'AGUNI'ER.

TILTING GARBAGE REGEPTAGLEQ APPLICATION FILED MAY 4,1904.

. N0 MODEL.

2 SHEETS-533E731.

Alfomey I J. D. BRAGUNIER.

TILTING GARBAGE REGEPTACLE.

PATENTED AUG. 30, 1904.

v APPLIUATION FILED MAY 4, 1904.

2 SHEET-SHEBT 2.

.NO MODEL.

[NV-ENTOR UNITED STATES Patented August 30, 1904.

PATENT QFFIC TILTING GARBAGE-RECEP'UI'ACLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 768,579, dated August30, 1904.

Application filed May 4, 1904.: Serial No. 206,320. (No model.)

To all whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN D. BRAGUNIER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at \Vashington, in the Districtof Columbia, have invented new and useful Improvements in TiltingGarbage-Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garbage-receptacles, and has particularreference to that type of such devices which are attached to andsupported by a fence, the fence having an opening. through which thecollector of garbage may remove the contents of the can.

One object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterhaving means whereby a door for the opening in the fence will benormally closedand locked, the means for unlocking the door beingaccessible only at the top of the fence, so as to prevent the receptaclefrom being tampered with by-mischievous individuals. a

Another object is to provide means whereby the opening in the fence willbe closed to pre:

vent a person from crawling through it when the garbage-receptacle istilted. outward.

Another object .is to provide an apparatus of this character .which willbe simple and economical in construction and having a receptacle whichmay be readily opened, so as to permit the depositing of garbagetherein,

the construction being such as to permit the.

embodying my invention, the same being shown as attached to a portion ofa fence and the view being from the inside of said fence. Fig. 2represents a vertical section through the receptacleand fence with thelid of the receptacleclosedand thereceptacle be- ,ing inside the fence.-s Fig. 3is an elevation from the outside of the fence. Fig. Arepresents a side elevation with the receptacle parwardin order todischarge the contents thereof into the .collectors receptacle. Fig. 6is a similar view representing in full lines the parts in their normalpositions, the dotted lines representing the'lid or cover as partlyraised.

Similar reference characters represent. the same or similar partsthroughout the several views. I

The fence 10, which will usually be that 1 which separates a back yardfrom an alley, is I formed with an opening 11, said opening being ofa-size to permit the tilting through it of the receptacle 12. Saidreceptacle is preferably of sheet metal and is attached to andreinforced by a back board 13 and-a base or bottom board 14:. Thebacking 13 forms the gate or closure for the fence-opening 11 when;

the parts are in their normal positions. Hinges 15 connect the lowerportion of the gate'or back board 13 with the fence below the open: ing,said hinges being so connected as to per-1 mit the swinging or tiltingof ,the receptacle fromthe normal position (shown in Figs.- 1,

2, 3, and 6)-to the complete inverted position, (shown in Fig 5,) inwhichlatter positionthere will be little liability of any of thecontents of the receptacle failing to be automatically discharged.

A lid or cover 16, having a beaded edge 18 and a handle 19, is connectedby hinges 17 to,

the inside of the fence above the opening therein. A latch 21, thecasing-"22 of which is shown as secured to the fence above the openwallof the receptacle, saidkeeper being adapted to receive the lower end ofvthe latch to lock the receptacle in normal position. The latch maybe aspring-latch or a gravity-latch, preferably the former.

A cord- 24 ora chain 9 A guide or eye 25 for the flexible connection andalso an idler-pulley 26 may be provided. This flexible connection mayhave its free end normally inside the fence, said free end being tossedover the fence, so that it will become a signal to the collector thatthe receptacle is ready for him to collect therefrom. A suitable handleis secured to the outer upper por tion of the back board or gate 13 toenable the collector to tilt the receptacle after releasing the latch orlock. This handle'preferablycomprises a strip 27, suitably cut away toform a hand or finger hold and having its ends projecting (see Fig. 3)to overlap the portions of the fence each side of the opening, the saidprojecting ends forming stops to limit the inward movement of thereceptacle to its normal position. Stays 28 extend diagonally or in aninclined direction from the side edges of the back board 13, near theupper portions thereof, to the side edges of the base-board 14 and serveto support the latter. Said stays are slotted for a purpose presentlydescribed. I may provide additional supports or limiting means, such asabracket or brackets 140, (indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2,) saidbrackets being connected with the inside of the fence and havinghorizontal upper edges to support the base or bottom board 14.

I shall now describe the means whereby the opening in the fence will beautomatically closed when the receptacle is tilted outward, so as toprevent a person from crawling through said opening. A cross-bar 29 ismounted in bearings 30, attached to the top of the lid 16. Near each endof the bar 29 is soldered, brazed, or otherwise secured the upper end ofa linkrod 31, having its lower end bent and extending through the slotof a stay 28 and having a head 32 on the end inside of said stay. Thiswill always insure the retention of the sliding connection of thelowerends of the link-rods with said stays. The said link-rods extendthrough slots 34 in the lid, thus preventing endwise movement of the bar29. The slotted stays 28 are secured at their ends to the side edges ofthe boards 13 and 14 by suitable means, such as by screws, as indicatedin Figs. 1, 4, and 5, and therefore form guides for the inwardly-bentends of the links-31, which guides always occupy a fixed positionrelatively to the receptacle and cannot get out of position for propercoaction with the links during the movements hereinafter described. Theends 33 of the bar 29 project beyond the edges of the lid and form stopsto prevent the lid from being forced through the opening in the fencewhen the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 5. This is because, aswill be readily understood from Fig. 1, the rod 29 is of a length sothat its projeetings ends 33 will contact with the fence each side ofthe opening when the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 5.

It will be now understood that when a person inside the fence wishes todeposit anything inside the receptacle the lid may be raised, asindicated by dotted lines in Fig. (3. or even to a higher position, thelower ends of the links 31 sliding along the slots of the stays 28. Thelid will then readily close again. When the collector finds the end ofthe liexible connection 24 on the outside of the fence and pulls it, thereceptacle will then be unlocked, and he may then pull it outward, asshown in Fig. 4, and finally over to the position shown in Fig. 5.l.)uring this movement the lid will be first slightly elevated by thesliding of the upper edge of the inner wall of the receptacle againstthe under side of the lid that is, this movement of the lid occurs whenthe parts are proportion ed as illustrated. The lid offers noobstruction, however, to this movement, because the links slide alongthe stays slightly. During the final outward-tilting movement of thereceptacle the ends of the links move to the ends of the slots in thestays nearest the base-board 14 and are drawn thereby so as to hold thelid 16 in the position shown in Fig. 5, thus effectually barring thepassage of a person through the fence-open ing. Upon the return movementthe ends of the link-rods slide as far as required along the slots ofthe stays, and the receptacle will swing the cover up and inward andthen permit it to fall to place, as shown by full lines in Fig. 6, thelatch automatically rei'mgaging the keeper 23.

I claim- 1. The combination with a receptacle having inclined fixedslotted stays at its sides, of a lid having a cross-bar provided withlinkrods connecting it with said slotted stays.

2. The combination with a receptacle having inclined fixed slotted staysat its sides, of a lid having a cross-bar provided with linkrodsconnecting it with said slotted stays, the ends of the cross-barprojecting beyond the edges of the cover, the cover having slots throughwhich the link-rodspass.

3. The combination with a fence having an opening, of a receptaclehinged to the lower edge of the opening and mounted to swing throughsaid opening, a latch for securing the recegtacle in normal position,and a flexible connection leading from the latch over the fence.

4. The combination with a. fence having an opening, of a receptaclehinged to the lower edge of the opening and mounted to swing from anupright position within the fence to an inverted position outside thefence, a lid hinged to the upper edge of the opening in the fence,connections between said lid and the receptacle for holding said lidacross the opening in the fence when the receptacle is inverted, a latchhaving its casing secured to the fence above the opening, the hingededge of the lid being formed with a notch to permit the lid to swingunder the latch, a keeper for the latch carried by the.receptacl e, andmeans for operatingthe latch. 1

5. The combination with a receptacle having inclined fixed slotted staysat its sides, of a lid having a cross-bar pivotally mounted on the upperside thereof, the ends of said cross-' hinged to the upper edge of theopening in the fence, said lidhaving slots within its edges, a cross-barpivotally mounted on the lid and having its ends projectingbeyond theedges of the lid to form stops to prevent the lid from beingforcedthroughthe opening in the fence, stays at the side of thereceptacle, and linkrods extending from said cross-bar and pass ingthrough the slots ofthe lid and having their ends slidingly engaged withsaid stays. In testimony whereof I-have signed my name to thisspecification in the presence of two sub- 3 scribing witnesses.

JOHN D. BRAGUNIER.

Witnesses:

H. JOSEPH DOYLE; J. FRED. :KELLEY

